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Use local repository folder structure when uploading to USS from a multi-root workspace during User Build in IDz on VS Code

Currently, during User Build in IDz on VS Code for a multi-root workspace where the program being built in Repo 1 has dependencies on copybooks in Repo 2 in the same workspace, the copybooks from Repo 2 are uploaded to Repo 1’s working folder on U...
19 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE 0 Future consideration

Automatically clear IBM User Build console output when starting a new user build in IDz on VS Code

z/OS application developers moving from IDz (Eclipse) to IDz on VS Code are accustomed to the console log for IBM User Build automatically clearing between user build runs. In IDz on VS Code, the developer must now manually click to clear the log ...
19 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE 0 Future consideration

Implement support for EXEC SQL INCLUDE in HLASM for VS CODE

The VS Code HLASM extension currently does not support assembler programs that use EXEC SQL INCLUDE. As a result, DBB fails because the SQL include files are not being uploaded to MVS, preventing DBB from processing them. The includes are also not...
3 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE 1 Future consideration

When using IBM Z Open Editor MCP server via Roo Code, allow the capability to use a ZOWE profile other than the default

Multi-Sysplex environments requires multiple ZOWE host profiles, currently the IBM Z Open Editor MCP server only considers the default ZOWE host profile. It would be beneficial to direct an IBM Z Open Editor MCP server to different LPARs without h...
4 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE 0 Future consideration

Automated check of RSEAPI host component version level

IBM Developer for z/OS on VS Code should automatically check the RSEAPI host component version level and validate if it is on a supported level. For example when the user is on the Welcome Page, in the prerequisites section: In case RSEAPI is dete...
3 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE 0 Future consideration

IDz on VS Code display of some DBCS characters incorrect in JCL Editor

The versions we used were: VS Code: 1.103.2 Z Open Editor: 5.6.0Zowe Explorer: 3.2.2IDzEE: v17Code page: IBM-937 Regarding VS Code, in another environment my colleague had tried a POC before and saw two indicators next to Chinese characters (such ...
6 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE 1 Future consideration

IBM z-open editor extension on Visual Studio Code support for C/C++

Some users still use C/C++ in their shop. Adding C/C++ support in the IBM z-open editor extension will benefit with DBB.
about 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Dependency Based Build / VSCODE 3 Future consideration